WO2023154741A3 - Reactive phase separation of black mass from lithium-ion battery recycling and methods - Google Patents

Reactive phase separation of black mass from lithium-ion battery recycling and methods Download PDF

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WO2023154741A3
WO2023154741A3 PCT/US2023/062204 US2023062204W WO2023154741A3 WO 2023154741 A3 WO2023154741 A3 WO 2023154741A3 US 2023062204 W US2023062204 W US 2023062204W WO 2023154741 A3 WO2023154741 A3 WO 2023154741A3
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Michael J. Riebel
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    • C22B3/04—Extraction of metal compounds from ores or concentrates by wet processes by leaching
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    • C22B7/00—Working up raw materials other than ores, e.g. scrap, to produce non-ferrous metals and compounds thereof; Methods of a general interest or applied to the winning of more than two metals
    • C22B7/005—Separation by a physical processing technique only, e.g. by mechanical breaking
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    • C22B7/00—Working up raw materials other than ores, e.g. scrap, to produce non-ferrous metals and compounds thereof; Methods of a general interest or applied to the winning of more than two metals
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Abstract

Methods for processing black mass material from lithium-ion battery recycling processes include fractionating the black mass into a lithium fraction, a graphite fraction, and a concentrated metal powder fraction. This is accomplished using a multiphase liquid blend of nonpolar hydrophobic solvent and water to dissolve the lithium and produce a multiphase admixture which, upon gravity separation, produces a graphite layer in the hydrophobic solvent and a mixed metal powder layer that sinks to the bottom of the aqueous layer.
PCT/US2023/062204 2022-02-08 2023-02-08 Reactive phase separation of black mass from lithium-ion battery recycling and methods WO2023154741A2 (en)

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